Nigerian Designer brand ‘Needlepoint’ closed the show with her “Cruise Collection 2014” at the Africa Fashion Week London (AFWL), which took place at the Olympia Kensington in London on the 8th of August 2014.
The collection fuses Linen and Ankara fabrics, accentuated with the ‘Needle Point’ signature embellishment to create a collection designed to be in every woman’s closet.
‘Needle Point’ is a fashion brand created by Theresa Onwuka. Theresa holds a BSc. Banking & Finance degree from the University of Port Harcourt Nigeria, and an MBA from Brunel University London. Her mother, who had herself, attended the London School of Fashion in the 1980s, inspired her foray into the fashion industry.
The fashion event featured over 50 designers from different parts of Africa. Africa Fashion Week London is an annual fashion week held in London to showcase established and emerged African designers in the fashion industry. This event aims to celebrate the work of African and African inspired designers in the UK and worldwide. AFWL is more than just a runway show and also creates a platform for designers to trade and fashion-forward clients to shop.
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